Weird pet peeves

MommyAtty · October 2014

So what are the things that drive you nuts that virtually no one else seems to care about?

Mine is that I about lose it when someone uses the word "disrespect" as a verb. It is not possible, within the bounds of proper English to "disrespect" someone. You can show disrespect, you can be disrespectful, but you cannot disrespect. DH's is when anyone says something is "the most unique" or "more unique" since unique means "one of a kind" and is absolute. Something is unique or it's not.

Another of mine is women who wear I'll-fitting bras. My friends laugh their butts off when I'm scandalized by a woman whose bra is obviously too big or too small. Really, ladies, go get a fitting! It takes 10 minutes.

[Deleted User] · October 2014

The self checkout at Giant. It isn't quicker if it errors out every single item. Yet it is still quicker than your slow as molasses cashiers.

I have all the rage when I leave there.

groovygrl · October 2014

Um, using the automatic door opener when you don't need it?

lol. Sorry, joke from another post.

I'm with ^^^ on the self checkout. I usually skip it b/c I see the ppl in the line going through faster than me and then it errors or tells me I didn't put something in the bag when I did...arrgghhh.

I really hate when ppl pull into an intersection on a green light when the traffic is clearly stopped in front of them & then it turns red & they block the intersection...and even moreso when they don't even attempt to try to get out of the way when their light turns red. There is an intersection on my way home from work where I see this happen more than once a week usually & it makes me crazy.

[Deleted User] · October 2014

I laughed, groovy.

groovygrl · October 2014

MarlaSinger& said:

I laughed, groovy.

Ha, thanks. I just realized the post topic is 'weird' pet peeves. My intersection example probably doesn't qualify as weird since I would imagine it bugs most ppl. But I think your aversion to pumpkin pie spice does.

shannm · October 2014

The noise that people make when eating. My office mate crunches all day. My husband eats chips in bed while we are watching the walking dead. Drives me nuts.

MommyAtty · October 2014

^^^^ Oh! People popping their gum! I become my mother on that one. "If you don't stop popping your gum, you are going to have to spit it out!"

groovygrl · October 2014

MommyAtty said:

^^^^ Oh! People popping their gum! I become my mother on that one. "If you don't stop popping your gum, you are going to have to spit it out!"

Ugh MH pops his gum all the time and it makes me nuts. I usually say, do you do this at work? would you do this in a meeting with someone at work? Then why is it ok to do it when you're hanging out w/ me???

2chatter · October 2014

I strongly prefer the word "quote" and a verb and the word "quotation" as a noun. I also prefer that people use criteria and criterion as the plural and singular respectively. I am also bothered by temporal misuse of "once" and "after". I have lots of weird language pet peeves.

CarrieB. · October 2014

Tell me that I'm not the only one who is irrationally grossed out by men with long fingernails? That is a big pet peeve of mine.

MommyAtty · October 2014

CarrieB. said:

Tell me that I'm not the only one who is irrationally grossed out by men with long fingernails? That is a big pet peeve of mine.

Oh, can I get a WITNESS! I have to stop myself from visibly shuddering. (As opposed to shuttering... @2chatter‌ , I'm totally with you on multiple language pet peeves!)

groovygrl · October 2014

2chatter said:

I strongly prefer the word "quote" and a verb and the word "quotation" as a noun. I also prefer that people use criteria and criterion as the plural and singular respectively. I am also bothered by temporal misuse of "once" and "after". I have lots of weird language pet peeves.

How about often times? That one makes me crazy & when I used to teach I wanted to always mark it as redundant or something but I looked it up and it is apparently grammatically ok. But it still bugs me for whatever reason. Just say often.

fitmom82 · October 2014

I hate when parents who choose to wait until birth to find out the sex of the baby act like they are better than those who find out earlier. They sound so pretentious talking about how nothing in like is a surprise anymore and that is the ultimate surprise from God. Give me a break! It's a surprise at 20 weeks or at delivery, either way I'm not picking out the sex, so it is a surprise.

traveltheworld · October 2014

Short-hands in a professional setting. A CFO of a billion dollar company once said "gr8" in an email to me. It took me almost 5 minutes to figure out that she meant to say "great". You are typing! Would the extra 3 seconds on the keyboard really kill you?

Slb22 · October 2014

Going off the driving around for a close spot...people who do it at the gym. I mean really you are there to workout and have to circle three times to get a close spot?

NADA-H · October 2014

I get very annoyed by private chauffeurs (almost all locals have them here in this country) taking up parking slots in very busy parking lots of malls or hospitals while they wait for their employer to shop and spend the day inside or go for an all day check up or whatever, we end up driving around the parking lot for 30 mins+ because half of the spots are taken by drivers who are sitting inside the cars for hours just waiting there

another thing that bugs me is when you are waiting in line in the street because someone is dropping off people or picking up someone in areas clearly marked "no pick-up/drop off" and the do not park sign. especially in front of schools who have huge parking lots left empty because no one wants to wait for their kids in the parking lot and they'd rather all just pick them up while driving, I see the kids chit chatting with their friends while the parents wait in the car for ever in a two way single car street so we end up waiting for 2-5 minutes for every single car in the line so that I can cross that stupid street to access my baby's nursery!

I'm very annoyed by driving here in general...people have no manners. I chose those two things off of my list for today

jenn43 · October 2014

I hate when people mix up affect and effect. I saw this done on fox news the other day, and I was yelling at the tv.

RibbitGrl930 · October 2014

I share PP's dislike of incorrect grammar. Some of my teammates (much as I love them) will talk or send e-mails with improper grammer and obvious misspellings, and it irks me to no end. For example, "Some people is calling about...," or "We's not supposed to be doing that." Drives me BONKERS.

I also detest misuse of the words "ironic" and "literally." "Isn't it ironic how Johnny just asked out Susie, even though he said she annoys him?" No, it's not. Ironic =/= strange. Further, unless you are a sequoia, I highly doubt you have gone without a date for "literally a hundred years."

sugarbear0524 · October 2014

I'll try to narrow it down to two:

1. I hate to hear the word "female" used as a noun. It is an adjective, as in "female cat" not "a female".

2. It bothers me to see a plural noun used with an apostrophe. It's "apples", not "apple's". If you don't know how to make a word plural, google does. Just ask.

The grammar pet peeves could go on and on, but I'll try to restrain myself!

MaggieF516 · October 2014

1) When people say "fustrated" for frustrated. What makes anyone think that the r should be silent?!?!

2) People who back into parking spots for no apparent reason in a parking garage or parking lot. Is it really that difficult to back your car out of a spot?

3) People who spend forever looking for parking spots in general. Unless you have health issues, there is no reason you can't walk a short distance to a building

4) OMG men with long fingernails should be banned from existence.

5) People in public who don't say thank you when you hold the door for them

nattyncbride · October 2014

Any little personal habit of others in meetings bother me, and-yes- I realize it's on me to get over it. Loud typing by those who don't know how to type ("chicken pecking"), loud mouth breathing during meetings, shaking of legs, clicking of pens, clearing of throat. To be fair, I try to be as cognizant as possible about my own habits during meetings!

As for life: inefficiency of others and it's effect on me annoys me. As working moms, our lives are well-oiled machines. We have to plan everything in advance to get everything done every day. It takes a lot to make sure I'm a good mom, cook, cleaner of house, exerciser, co-worker, partner, etc. People that aren't paying attention on the roads and make me miss a green light, people on their phones in line, only to be called up and have no idea what they are ordering, all that just kills me.

FYI: I never realized the whole 'disrespect' thing the OP brought up. Now I know and will stop using it as a verb!! Yikes.

chloebeth930 · October 2014

Not flushing the toliet. I mean WTF. How hard is it to reach behind you and push down the little lever? DH gets it from his family. Vacationing with them is disgusting. When DD uses the bathroom, he never makes her flush. RARHRHRAH. I am getting more and more staby as I think about it.

alli2672 · October 2014

I can't think of anything right now, but I love this thread.

[Deleted User] · October 2014

Bottled water. It drives me insane. Specifically, water bottles that are barely used and then tossed. FFS, you didn't need that bottle of water if you weren't really going to drink out of it.

::glares at DH and at my boss::

nattyncbride · October 2014

bellaxanthe said:

People who chuck cigarettes out of their cars.

Add this to my list. As a runner, I have been burned countless times by drive-by cigarette butts. It's also a somewhat socially acceptable thing. People that would not throw their food trash out the window don't think twice about throwing their butts out. Even as a bystander, I would be taken aback if someone threw their McDonald's bag our their car window, but when I see cigarettes fly out, it's an annoyance but it does not shock me.

CarrieB. · October 2014

People in my neighborhood do throw their McDonald's bags and other trash out of their cars and since we live on a corner, it always ends up on our yard. It's really disgusting.

[Deleted User] · October 2014

PrivacyWanted said:
When people use a child's sex to excuse their behavior. IE "oh he's such a boy" when a kid is rough housing/being a little sh!t.

YES!

owlet3 · October 2014

People who crinkle packages as they eat. Takes m&m eats, crinkle,crinkle takes another m&m crinkle, crinkle, repeat , repeat until all M&Ms are gone. I want to take that f'kin package and dump all the little damn candies on the desk. And chip bags are the worst. All food should be free of wrappers in an office setting. I have crinkle package issues.

shannm · October 2014

sugarbear0524 said:

I'll try to narrow it down to two:

1. I hate to hear the word "female" used as a noun. It is an adjective, as in "female cat" not "a female".

2. It bothers me to see a plural noun used with an apostrophe. It's "apples", not "apple's". If you don't know how to make a word plural, google does. Just ask.

The grammar pet peeves could go on and on, but I'll try to restrain myself!

I'm fairly confident female and male used as nouns is also correct, no?

mommaoftrips · October 2014

MaggieF516 said:
1) When people say "fustrated" for frustrated. What makes anyone think that the r should be silent?!?!
2) People who back into parking spots for no apparent reason in a parking garage or parking lot. Is it really that difficult to back your car out of a spot?
3) People who spend forever looking for parking spots in general. Unless you have health issues, there is no reason you can't walk a short distance to a building
4) OMG men with long fingernails should be banned from existence.
5) People in public who don't say thank you when you hold the door for them

I totally agree with 1 and 3, but technically number 2: backing into a parking spot is the safest thing to do. I always back in IF I have to but generally I am doing a 'pull through' because I am walking from the back of the parking lot.

My pet peeve has to do with 360 performance reviews and the feedback that you boss chooses to include. Going with above walking theme, really the fact that I walk fast is the only think you included?!? WTH. These things are so stupid and useless.

litzo27 · October 2014

No offense people but a lot of these are NOT weird. Not flushing toilets @chloebeth930 ? That's the most legitimate pet peeve if I ever heard one

My weird pet peeves - women who were too large shoes. If I see a girl in pumps and there is a big gap between the back of her foot and the shoe for some reason it makes my skin crawl.
And also men in flip flops - to the beach, fine? But in my coffeehouse I prefer not to see hair toes. I work at a university so this is a common site and I just trained myself never to look on the ground.

sugarbear0524 · October 2014

shannm said:

sugarbear0524 said:

I'll try to narrow it down to two:

1. I hate to hear the word "female" used as a noun. It is an adjective, as in "female cat" not "a female".

2. It bothers me to see a plural noun used with an apostrophe. It's "apples", not "apple's". If you don't know how to make a word plural, google does. Just ask.

The grammar pet peeves could go on and on, but I'll try to restrain myself!

I'm fairly confident female and male used as nouns is also correct, no?

It might be correct, but I don't like hearing, "A female walked into the room." It sounds so much nicer to say, "A woman walked into the room." "Female" as a noun sounds clinical. We even use it for animals, as in "That cat is a female". Woman is a better word to use for people, in my opinion.

Glad this is under the heading of weird pet peeves...this definitely fits!

bumpuser10331514 · October 2014

It's so much easier to confess to something than it is to come up with a weird pet peeve...

I hate a disorganized fridge. I also hate when people put leftovers in containers that are way too large for the amount of food that's left.

I hate the people who say Hi and/or How are you without waiting for a response (even a smile or a nod).

I hate when people use more dishes than necessary to make a meal. Get out one spoon. Make it last.

I hate when people don't move to their right when passing me. And if you're coming from behind, you pass on the left. Same goes for cars. Don't pass on the right. It's dangerous and I have kids in the car!

I guess that wasn't so hard after all.

>:P

shannm · October 2014

sugarbear0524 said:

shannm said:

sugarbear0524 said:

I'll try to narrow it down to two:

1. I hate to hear the word "female" used as a noun. It is an adjective, as in "female cat" not "a female".

2. It bothers me to see a plural noun used with an apostrophe. It's "apples", not "apple's". If you don't know how to make a word plural, google does. Just ask.

The grammar pet peeves could go on and on, but I'll try to restrain myself!

I'm fairly confident female and male used as nouns is also correct, no?

It might be correct, but I don't like hearing, "A female walked into the room." It sounds so much nicer to say, "A woman walked into the room." "Female" as a noun sounds clinical. We even use it for animals, as in "That cat is a female". Woman is a better word to use for people, in my opinion.

Glad this is under the heading of weird pet peeves...this definitely fits!

Yes, clinical is what I was getting at. I am a scientist and I use male and female as nouns. I think I might get the side eye if I say I say the mice I used were boys next time.

Partyofthreee · October 2014

weird pet peeve: I can't stand it when people buy vowels right before solving the puzzle on wheel of fortune. Why waste your money!?

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